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J. I. KNIGHT. Bale Tie.

No..234,786. Patented Nov. 23,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrics.

JOSEPH I. KNIGHT, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND SAMUEL I.KNIGHT, OF NEWT YORK. N. Y.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,786, dated November23, 1880.

Application filed June 9, 1880. I (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH I. KNIGHT, a citizen of the United States, aresident of Mo bile, Mobile county, Alabama, but temporarily residing inthe city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented aoer tain new and useful Improvement in Bale-Tie Fasteners or Buckles, ofwhich the following is a Specification.

The improvement is intended for ties of metal which are of round orapproximately round section, such asis commonlydesignated wire. I havedevised a form which is very efficient as a holding means and unusuallyeasy of application. One end of the wire is secured permanently to thebuckle with freedom to swivel or turn, as required, in all directions,and the other end of the wire is drawn up by the hand, or by othermeans, as tightly as practicable, and is secured adjustably by the aidof two or more projections extending out facewise from the plate or bodyof the buckle.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification, andrepresent what I consider the best means of carrying out the invention.

Figure 1 is a face view of my device, representing the positive wireengaged and the negative wire in position ready to be bent and held bythe projections so soon as there is a slight expansion of the bale. Fig.2 is a face view, representing both ends of the wire as firmly engaged.Fig. 3 is a side view of the same, looking from the right in Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is a side view of the same, looking from the left. Fig. 5 is anend view of the same, looking from the lower end of the buckle in Fig.2. Fig. 6 is a face view of a modification. Fig. 7 is a side view ofsame, looking from the right. Fig. 8 is a side View of the same, lookingfrom the left. Fig. 9 is an end view of the same, looking from the lowerend of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a plan view of another modification. Fig. 11is a side view of the same, looking from the right; and Fig. 12 is anend view of the same, looking from the lower end in Fig. 10. Fig. 13 isa cross-section through the entire bale and tie on a smaller scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate correresponding parts in allthefigures.

A is the stout wire, of iron or suitable material, which constitutes thetie. Itis permanently attached by one end, A, to the body B of thebuckle, care being taken to so effect the attachment, as shown, that itcan swivel freely in all directions. This avoids throwing anyunnecessary oblique strain on the parts under any conditions. A isthefree end of the tie. On the face of the body B are formed, bycastingor otherwise, two projections, B and B each of which isconsiderably undercut or made overhanging, similar to the head of a nailon one side.

With the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, I caneffect the bending of the wire A by the expansion of the bale on itsliberation from the press. To cfiect this I incline the body of thebuckle B in a position as shown in Fig. 1 and insert the wireinastraight condition between the parts B and B as they are thenpresented. On allowing the bale to expand the buckle nearly or quitereverses its position under the strain to which it is subjected, and indoing so it bends the wire tightly around the projection B and against Bwhen the operation is completed; but as a precautionary measure it maybe bent by hand farther around B to prevent the chance of being drawnout or unlocked by being caught in handling the bale.

Modifications may be made in the forms and in the mode of manufacture.

In the form shown in Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9 the free end A of the tie isattached by being bent by the hand tightly around the projection B andthence extended to and engaged with the projections B In the form shownin Figs. 10,11, 12 I have provided an additional projection, which mayperform a useful function in keeping the wire A in its place andpreventing any liability of slipping off the buckle B. Iprefer, however,for general use the forms shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

With the form of invention shown in Figs. 10, 11,12, 13 the wire A isfirst inserted in proper position between the horns or projections B andB. 'This is easily done. Then the wire A is forcibly bent by the handaround the horn or projection B The expansion of the bale subsequentlydraws the wire tightly into contact with all the parts. If too much wireextends beyond the projection 13 it can be cut off or tucked under themain body of the Wire A.

5 1 can make the buckle by casting in malleable iron and subsequentlybending down the projections 13 B to produce the proper hookheaded orundercut condition. I can make the buckles as drop forgings, and subse-1o quently bend the projections while the metal is hot, or I can byproper manipulating east the buckles in complete form.

I claim as my invention 1. The bale-tie buckle described, having two 15projections, B B on one sideof theflat plate,

